Stupid little iota of an idea

[spir]

On 02/12/2011 06:02 PM, Jacob Carlborg wrote:
> On 2011-02-12 00:55, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>> On 2/11/11 7:07 AM, foobar wrote:
>>> Andrei Alexandrescu Wrote:
>>>
>>>>
>>>> I don't find the name "iota" stupid.
>>>>
>>>> Andrei
>>>
>>> Of course _you_ don't. However practically all the users _do_ find it
>>> poorly named, including other developers in the project.. This is the
>>> umpteenth time this comes up in the NG and incidentally this is the
>>> only reason I know what the function does.
>>>
>>> If the users think the name is stupid than it really is. That's how
>>> usability works and the fact the you think otherwise or that it might
>>> be more accurate mathematically is really not relevant. If you want
>>> D/Phobos to be used by other people besides yourself you need to
>>> cater for their requirements.
>>
>> Not all users dislike iota, and besides arguments ad populum are
>> fallacious. Iota rocks. But have at it - vote away, and I'll be glad if
>> a better name for iota comes about.
>>
>> Andrei
>
> I vote:
>
> 1) 1 .. 4
> 2) range
>
> If we ever get the uniform function call syntax in D then this could work:
>
> 1.upto(4)

counter(1,9, 2)		// ?

Denis
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